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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK SUN RIVER RX PHASE III...USDA FOREST SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGER DIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
312 PM MDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING NEAR RECORD
WARMTH AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UPWARDS THROUGH SATURDAY AND REMAIN VERY
WARM SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS. WEST
WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 15 MPH BY SATURDAY ALTHOUGH GUSTY
AFTERNOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THE
ROCKIES SUNDAY AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN
AREA...CURRENT TIMING PUTS COLD FRONT PASSAGE DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE RATHER LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH DIMINISHING
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 72-77.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE EVENING.
.MONDAY...NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60-70. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...ALEX BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110922.SOUTH.01/TFX